Why is necessary a capture board? at DVinfo.net

Fellipe de Paula · May 25th, 2008, 09:05 AM

Hi everyone.

Instead of buying a good capture board (matrox etc.), I was wondering of building a great and fast computer, so the question I asked myself: (And I couldn't answer)

Why is necessary a capture board?

Ervin Farkas · May 27th, 2008, 01:28 PM

Necessity of a capture board depends on your source video. If you use a camera or deck with firewire, all you need is a firewire card ($10). But if you need to capture analog video, the capture card (plus software) will digitize the video so you can edit it on your computer.

As far as a Matrox card, that one does a lot more, go to their website and read on.

May 25th, 2008, 09:05 AM	#1
Fellipe de Paula Regular Crew Join Date: May 2008 Location: Brazil Posts: 57	Why is necessary a capture board? Hi everyone. Instead of buying a good capture board (matrox etc.), I was wondering of building a great and fast computer, so the question I asked myself: (And I couldn't answer) Why is necessary a capture board?

May 27th, 2008, 01:28 PM	#2
Ervin Farkas Inner Circle Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Atlanta/USA Posts: 2,515	Necessity of a capture board depends on your source video. If you use a camera or deck with firewire, all you need is a firewire card ($10). But if you need to capture analog video, the capture card (plus software) will digitize the video so you can edit it on your computer. As far as a Matrox card, that one does a lot more, go to their website and read on. __________________ Ervin Farkas www.AtlantaLegalVideo.com